API limits reference
The following table lists the default rate limits for Amazon GameLift Servers API operations. APIs marked with resource-level throttling may be subject to additional limits to prevent database hot key issues.
| API action | Burst limit | Rate limit | Resource-level throttling | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AcceptMatch | 100 | 100 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ClaimGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateAlias | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateBuild | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateContainerFleet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateContainerGroupDefinition | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateFleet | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateFleetLocations | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateGameServerGroup | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateGameSession | 50 | 50 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateGameSessionQueue | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateLocation | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateMatchmakingConfiguration | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateMatchmakingRuleSet | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreatePlayerSession | 200 | 200 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreatePlayerSessions | 200 | 200 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateScript | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateVpcPeeringAuthorization | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| CreateVpcPeeringConnection | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteAlias | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteBuild | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteContainerFleet | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteContainerGroupDefinition | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteFleet | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteFleetLocations | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteGameServerGroup | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteGameSessionQueue | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteLocation | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteMatchmakingConfiguration | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteMatchmakingRuleSet | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteScalingPolicy | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteScript | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteVpcPeeringAuthorization | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeleteVpcPeeringConnection | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeregisterGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DeregisterCompute | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeAlias | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeBuild | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeCompute | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeContainerFleet | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeContainerGroupDefinition | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeContainerGroupPortMappings | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | 40 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetAttributes | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetCapacity | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetDeployment | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetEvents | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetLocationAttributes | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetLocationCapacity | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetLocationUtilization | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetPortSettings | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeFleetUtilization | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeGameServerGroup | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeGameServerInstances | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeGameSessionDetails | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. Consider using DescribeGameSessions instead as it has a higher default limit and supports resource level limits. |
| DescribeGameSessionPlacement | 75 | 75 | Yes | Limit is per account. Subject to resource-level throttling. |
| DescribeGameSessionQueues | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeGameSessions | 20 | 20 | Yes | Limit is per account. Subject to resource-level throttling. |
| DescribeInstances | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeMatchmaking | 200 | 200 | Yes | Limit is per account. Subject to resource-level throttling. |
| DescribeMatchmakingConfigurations | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeMatchmakingRuleSets | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribePlayerSessions | 200 | 200 | Yes | Limit is per account. Subject to resource-level throttling. |
| DescribeRuntimeConfiguration | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeScalingPolicies | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeScript | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeVpcPeeringAuthorizations | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| DescribeVpcPeeringConnections | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| GetComputeAccess | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| GetComputeAuthToken | 10 | 5 | No | Limit is per account. |
| GetGameSessionLogUrl | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| GetInstanceAccess | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListAliases | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListBuilds | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListContainerFleets | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListCompute | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListContainerGroupDefinitions | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListContainerGroupDefinitionVersions | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListFleets | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListFleetDeployments | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListGameServerGroups | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListGameServers | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListLocations | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListScripts | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ListTagsForResource | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| PutScalingPolicy | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| RegisterCompute | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| RegisterGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| RequestUploadCredentials | 4 | 1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ResolveAlias | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ResumeGameServerGroup | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| SearchGameSessions | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| StartFleetActions | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| StartGameSessionPlacement | 75 | 75 | No | Limit is per account. |
| StartMatchBackfill | 70 | 70 | No | Limit is per account. |
| StartMatchmaking | 100 | 100 | No | Limit is per account. |
| StopFleetActions | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| StopGameSessionPlacement | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| StopMatchmaking | 100 | 100 | No | Limit is per account. |
| SuspendGameServerGroup | 1 | 0.1 | No | Limit is per account. |
| TagResource | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| TerminateGameSession | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UntagResource | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateAlias | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateBuild | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateContainerGroupDefinition | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateContainerFleet | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateFleetAttributes | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateFleetCapacity | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateFleetPortSettings | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateGameServer | 40 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateGameServerGroup | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateGameSession | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateGameSessionQueue | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateMatchmakingConfiguration | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateRuntimeConfiguration | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| UpdateScript | 20 | 20 | No | Limit is per account. |
| ValidateMatchmakingRuleSet | 30 | 30 | No | Limit is per account. |
